| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Inventory No.: | BoR 335 AUS KISTE NR. 137 |
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| Artist: | Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Leuchter, Silber gegossen und ziseliert. | ||||||||||||||||
| Description: | 1751 - 53? Marken: K mit Pinienzapfen = Augsburg 1751 - 53. Meisterzeichen I R H = ? Quadratische glatte Sockelplatte, darauf nach oben eingezogene glatter Fuss. Schaft in Form eines kannelierten Säulenstumpfes mit Früchtekranz, darauf schlanke, vierkantige Vase mit zwei Griffen und zwei lose aufmontierten Fruchtgirlanden (eine fehlt). (...) H. 28,5 cm Zustand Behandlung: Tülle und Tropfenteller fehlt. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA | ||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 28,5 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Munich No.: | 45/9 | ||||||||||||||||
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